Last December I wrote about taking up running. I had some fantastic weeks, I was gaining stamina and finding actual value in my new found ability to run (late to the train? I can run!). I never really grew to like it, and as I got up to 25 minutes of solid (even if slow) […]
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The gallbladder ordeal
August 2nd, 2014 by pleia2
3 months ago I didn’t know where or what what a gallbladder was. Turns out it’s a little thing that helps out the liver by storing some bile (gall). It also turns out to be not strictly required in most people, luckily for me. “Blausen 0428 Gallbladder-Liver-Pancreas Location” by BruceBlaus – Own work. Licensed under […]
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Surgery coming up, Pride, Tiburon and a painting
July 22nd, 2014 by pleia2
This year has been super packed with conferences and travel. I’ve done 13 talks across 3 continents and have several more coming up in the next few months. I’ve also been squeezing in the hosting of Ubuntu Hours each month. Buttercup at his first Utopic Unicorn cycle Ubuntu Hour Aside from all this, life-wise things […]
Symphony, giraffes and pinnipeds
June 28th, 2014 by pleia2
Prior to my trips to Texas and Croatia, MJ and I were able to make it over to Sherith Israel to enjoy the wonderful acoustics in a show by the Musicians of the San Francisco Symphony in a concert to benefit the SF-Marin Food Bank. It was a wonderful concert, and a wonderful way to […]
Life, critters and upcoming travel
June 8th, 2014 by pleia2
MJ has been traveling a fair amount lately, so I’ve been working harder to meet up with friends, which I don’t do nearly enough. I had brunch with a friend just before Memorial day, and ended up at The View for drinks and dessert with a couple who just moved into town last Sunday. This […]
Back East and Out West
May 20th, 2014 by pleia2
A few weeks ago MJ and I flew to Philadelphia to do some visiting with family and so I could speak at LOPSA-East. The timing worked out well since it was also the week of our first anniversary and we got married in Pennsylvania. We had a wonderful dinner on our anniversary at the same […]
Books, de Young, upcoming travel and Valentine’s Day
February 17th, 2014 by pleia2
Since I’ve had over a month between trips and MJ has been working a lot, I hunkered down these past few weeks and did my best to catch up with a lot of the little stuff that slips during times of intense travel schedules. It hasn’t all been easy though, I’ve been working with my […]
C25K: Week 4, Day 2
January 19th, 2014 by pleia2
Last month I started Couch-to-5K. Except for one week I had to take off due to a cold (this sucked, but I was in bad shape) I’ve managed to stick to the program. I have some observations to share. It’s hard every time Every week I look at the proposed schedule and think “Run for […]
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I think I’ll go for a run
December 21st, 2013 by pleia2
The subject of this blog post has long been a joke for a long time. As I kid asthma prevented me from many over-strenuous activities, including running, and it’s something I’ve avoided ever since because running? Hah! I don’t see any lions! But over the summer I had a tough time health-wise, and I’m now […]
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A Cylinder and a Sprain
September 19th, 2013 by pleia2
Saturday evening MJ and I spent a final meal together before my trip, breaking the fast following Yom Kippur. On Sunday we went to the Asian Art Museum to visit the Cyrus Cylinder and In The Moment exhibits. The Cyrus Cylinder exhibit was small and busy, but the history geek in me loved it. Accompanying […]